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SIDS, or ... ?

No one questions the compassion of Dr. John Butts, the state's chief medical examiner, when it comes to the unexplained deaths of infants.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 2:00 AM
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Wrinkles may have purpose

A long soak in the tub can wreak havoc on your fingertips, transforming your smooth digits into wrinkly eyesores. But this rumply skin may actually serve a purpose, according to a new study. It helps us get a stronger grip on slippery objects, e...

Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 8:00 PM
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Does 'olfactory white' smell a bit familiar?

If you play sounds of many different frequencies at the same time, they combine to produce neutral "white noise." Neuroscientists say they have created an analogous generic scent by blending odors.

Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 8:00 PM
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Forest fires rage in Australia's west

Forest fires burned out of control Sunday just 25 miles from the center of the west coast city of Perth.

Monday, February 7, 2011 at 2:00 AM
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Sid Champion

Sid Champion, 82, of the White Level Community, passed away Saturday morning at the home of his daughter. Sid was a son of the late Charlie and Alice Leonard Champion. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Idalene C. Champion; son, Joe S...

Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 2:00 AM
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Surplus Sid’s reduces energy use

Berry Keith, better known as Sid of Surplus Sid’s, laughs. But there was nothing funny about his utility bills. He was paying up to $600 a month each summer to cool his 309 E. Main St. store and about $400 a month each winter to heat it.

Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 12:00 AM
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Sidney (Sid) George Diamond

Sidney (Sid) George Diamond, 84, of Raleigh, NC, peacefully passed away on Friday, October 26, 2012. He was born September 20, 1928 in Niagara Falls, NY to Herbert and Elizabeth Diamond. He proudly served his country in the United...

Monday, October 29, 2012 at 12:00 AM
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Sid Atkinson: Gas NIMBYism

If the governor chooses to veto the bill allowing the drilling for natural gas, then she should immediately freeze the consumption of natural gas to the current levels in North Carolina. Any increase would require drilling in somebody else&rsquo...

Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 12:00 AM
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Robert Sidney "Sid" Boyette

Robert Sidney Boyette, age 75, of Rock Ridge, passed away on April 28, 2011. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Marsh Swamp Original Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be...

Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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Diagnosis of SIDS to be reviewed

With the goal of educating families and saving babies' lives, North Carolina's new chief medical examiner is going to re-examine how the state diagnoses the unexpected deaths of sleeping infants.

Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2:00 AM